After entering the home, Song Hongguo and her two children opened the gift box with great interest. After opening the humble wooden box, it turned out that the porcelain inside was exquisite and noble. At first glance, it was the work of a famous artist. Each piece can be called a work of art for viewing. Plates, vases, and the local iconic porcelain snuff bottles. Such small objects can produce beautiful paintings. It is simply breathtaking. It is called mythical art, and it is indeed well-deserved.

Ling Yuan's eyes sparkled when he saw it, and he couldn't put it down.

Even Ling Zhi was curious and asked, "Mom, how did you do this painting?"

Song Hongguo explained, "This is called the inner painting technique. The first person to create the inner painting technique was an artist from the imperial capital. It was introduced here during the Guangxu period and formed a more distinctive local painting school. When creating inner paintings, a bamboo stick is sharpened. , slightly bend one end to make a thin bamboo pen, put it into the pot, which is only a few inches high and has a mouth as small as a bean, and paint with your backhand. This requires very meticulous work on the part of the creator, which cannot be accomplished overnight, right? Looks amazing?”

The brothers nodded in unison.

Song Hongguo smiled and said, "So this skill is called mythical art. It's not an exaggeration. You two like it. If you have the chance, I will take you to the scene to see how the masters paint, okay?" ?”

"it is good……"

"There's just a pair of snuff bottles for you two. Keep them as small ornaments for viewing and playing."

Lexus declined subconsciously, "It's too expensive..."

Ling Yuan also said, "Yes, Mom, you should keep it. It would be a pity if we accidentally break it."

Song Hongguo said nonchalantly, "Then just be careful. It's hard to buy a gift for a thousand dollars, and it's not a gift that mom can't afford. Besides, it's borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha. It's not that precious. Just keep it for fun."

The two brothers looked at each other, then thanked and accepted it, but their movements became cautious, for fear of breaking it. They kept trying to place it in their seven-star cabinet, and they felt at ease.

In addition to porcelain, there are also some glazed flower balls, which are also a local characteristic culture. They use crystal clear glazed shells to enclose fish, insects, flowers, birds, animals, etc., and make them into various shapes such as round, flat, square, etc., under the light. , radiant and eye-catching, the more classic ones include rolling petal chrysanthemum balls, evergreen flower balls, lotus frog flower balls, all of which are praised as "undefeated flowers", and the most popular one is "Taihu bubble stone" 'Waiting for the big flower ball.

There is a set in the box, but they are relatively delicate and compact, and they are obviously meant for playing.

In addition, there are some glass beads that can be used to make bead curtains, commonly known as "pearl curtains". However, these in the box are obviously not enough to wear a pair of curtains, but they can be used to wear a few bracelets.

The other gift box is filled with food. The main product is crispy beef jerky, which has the reputation of being "the best in Shandong Province" due to its three characteristics of being thin, fragrant and crispy. In addition, there is also soy sauce beef, which has also won the Shandong Cuisine Award. The title of exquisite products, in later generations, these two items were both recognized as "famous Chinese snacks", which shows their great fame and beautiful taste.

In addition, there are twenty oily yellow mountain eggs and two pounds of five-spice sausage.

Song Hongguo took out the beef jerky and shared it with the two of them. She also tasted a piece herself. The taste was indeed more authentic than in later generations. The more she chewed it, the more she thought about it. It couldn't be better with wine or snacks now.

They had eaten a lot at night, and now they just wanted to taste it to satisfy their craving. Song Hongguo didn't dare to let them eat more for fear of accumulating food. After dividing a few pieces, they put them away in the cupboard.

The cabinet next to the door of the main room contains all kinds of delicious food. Song Hongguo never locks it. Unlike other families, they have to lock it to prevent children from stealing food. The key is hung on the waist of the head of the house, and no one can do it. I think about it, just for this reason, I don’t know how many children envy Ling Zhi and Ling Yuan.

Who doesn’t want to have an unlocked cupboard filled with all kinds of delicious food, so you can eat it whenever you want?
Secondly, what they envy is the seven-star cabinet, which contains all kinds of toys and little books that they have never seen before. Finally, there is the piggy bank. The happiness of having pocket money is simply unimaginable.

The two brothers certainly understand this kind of happiness. After all, they have experienced it deeply, but what they are happiest about is Song Hongguo's company. As for receiving gifts from time to time, well, that is a surprise.

Song Hongguo came back from the city. Since she could think of giving gifts to Huo Minglou, how could she forget her child?She brought a pair of sneakers for both of them, an old domestic brand, exactly the same as what she was wearing, the only difference was in size.Of course, I didn’t buy this from the city. There are these shoes in department stores in the city. But these days, not many people are willing to spend money to buy these kind of sneakers for their children. After all, children’s feet grow too fast. You have to change the size, so there are only adult clothes on the counter, and children's clothes are said to be only available in Haishi and Imperial Capital.

Therefore, she bought these two pairs from the mall with points.

"Like it?"

The two nodded hurriedly. Who can resist such beautiful sneakers?The white canvas upper looks clean, with a few red stripes printed on it, as well as the brand logo, and even the white shoelaces are so nice.

"Try it."

But the two of them said, "Let's wait until we finish washing our feet."

How could such beautiful shoes be soiled with dirty feet?
Song Hongguo, "..."

All right, as long as they are happy.

Ling Yuan hugged her, "Thank you, mom, I like it so much..."

After Ling Zhi said thank you, he felt distressed again, "These shoes must not be cheap, right? You still have to pay for the shoes. You can just buy them and wear them. It's a waste for Xiao Yuan and I to wear them. Our feet grow every year..."

After saying this, Ling Yuan was also dumbfounded.

Song Hongguo smiled and said, "It's okay, I bought you a bigger size specially. It can be worn for at least two years, which is enough. Besides, if yours is not worn out, Xiaoyuan can also wear it again. It can't be wasted." ."

"What about Xiaoyuan's?"

"Ahem, don't you want younger siblings in the future?"

The two brothers reacted, looked at each other, and said in unison, "I want younger brothers and sisters."

Song Hongguo spread her hands, "So, none of it can be wasted."

The brothers no longer had any psychological burden.

After enjoying the joy of opening the gifts, the mother and son went to sleep. Maybe they didn't have to squeeze in the car tomorrow and didn't have to suffer. Song Hongguo slept very soundly that night.

As a result, I woke up later than usual the next day, and it was already five o'clock when I opened my eyes.

It felt so good to not have to rush to the city. Song Hongguo could get up calmly, stretch her limbs slowly under the eaves, go to the backyard to wash up without any rush, and pick a few purple grapes leisurely. After eating, it’s August now, and there are hanging grapes hanging on the grape trellis. They are already a little purple, and I guess it won’t be long before they can be picked.

The grapes were sweet and sour. Song Hongguo squinted his eyes while eating them, and walked around the yard like a leisurely stroll. Next month, pears, dates, and pomegranates will all be picked, and there is also the front yard. The potatoes can be dug now, and the vegetable garden should be able to last until the end of September, so we have to pull out the seedlings and plant radish and cabbage. The only regret is that there are not many watermelons and melons left on the weir. If you want to eat them again, you have to wait until next year. It's summer.


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